Condylar chondroma symptoms?

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Osteochondroma is a benign bone tumor, also known as osteowart. There are mainly two types of the disease: single and multiple. May cause bone development disorders, resulting in limb long bone shortening or bending deformity, short stature, known as osteochondromatosis. There is the possibility of malignant transformation without timely treatment, so we all have to know the related symptoms of this disease, chondroma symptoms? Now let me tell you something.

Condylar chondroma symptoms?

After the occurrence of osteochondroma, the most important clinical manifestations, first of all, tend to occur in adolescents. Most of them are located in the epiphysis of the long bones of the extremities, and most commonly in the lower femur and upper tibia around the knee joint, accounting for about 50%. If it occurs in the spinal process to the spinal canal, paraplegia can be caused.

The second clinical manifestation of osteochondroma is the mass around the joint, which is often the first symptom, and most of them are asymptomatic. The patients with larger tumors have pain when they press the nearby tendons, blood vessels and nerves. There is also multiple sexually transmitted diseases, short body, deformity, severe can have joint dysfunction.

Osteochondroma may also occur in the posterior edge of the vertebral body or accessories and grow into the spinal canal, may have symptoms of spinal cord or cauda equina compression. If the X-ray film is taken, it may show that there are pedicle, antler or mound like bony protrusions at the distal end of the long tubular shaft. When the tumor grows rapidly, there will be a large number of wadding like calcification shadow, indicating the possibility of malignant transformation.

matters needing attention

Try to avoid contact with some harmful substances or carcinogens such as radiation. Usually, we should pay more attention to physical exercise, such as walking, Taijiquan or some more relaxed ball games, which can improve the immune ability of patients to resist tumor. Don't smoke or drink. Those who are heavy smokers or alcoholics must quit smoking and drinking as soon as possible.